Bloomberg reports donations to U.S. hurricane relief efforts have surpassed the amount raised for victims and their families after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001:
About $2.3 billion has been collected in the 12 weeks since Hurricane Katrina flooded the U.S. Gulf Coast on Aug. 29, killing more than 1,100 people and displacing thousands from their homes, said Evan Goldstein, a spokesman for the newspaper. This tops the record $2.2 billion that charities received after the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, according to the Chronicle.
The bulk of the storm aid has gone to the American Red Cross, which had received $1.55 billion in donations for hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma as of Nov. 15, spokeswoman Kara Bunte said in a phone interview. The Red Cross has spent more than $1.63 billion to provide meals and shelter since Katrina, Bunte said.
Thanks to all to all who responded to the many pleas for donations.
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